Economy
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What Twitter’s 200 million email leak really means
Enlarge (credit: Rosie Struve; Getty Images) After reports at the end of 2022 that hackers were selling data stolen from…
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ChatGPT is enabling script kiddies to write functional malware
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Since its beta launch in November, AI chatbot ChatGPT has been used for a wide range…
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NYC schools block ChatGPT, fearing negative impact on learning
Enlarge / AI-generated image of a kid using a computer. (credit: Ars Technica) New York City Public Schools have blocked…
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First LastPass, now Slack and CircleCI. The hacks go on (and will likely worsen)
Enlarge In the past 24 hours, the world has learned of serious breaches hitting chat service Slack and software testing…
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Hundreds of WordPress sites infected by recently discovered backdoor
Enlarge Malware that exploits unpatched vulnerabilities in 30 different WordPress plugins has infected hundreds if not thousands of sites and…
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Key Bitcoin developer calls on FBI to recover $3.6M in digital coin
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) One of the prominent developers behind the Bitcoin blockchain said he has asked the FBI to…
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“Please slow down”—The 7 biggest AI stories of 2022
Enlarge / AI image synthesis advances in 2022 have made images like this one possible, which was created using Stable…
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Meta to pay $725 million to settle Cambridge Analytica lawsuit
Enlarge / A laptop showing the Facebook logo is held alongside a Cambridge Analytica sign at the entrance to the…
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LastPass says hackers have obtained vault data and a wealth of customer info
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) LastPass, one of the leading password managers, said that hackers obtained a wealth of personal information…
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Compromised dispatch system helped move taxis to front of the line
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Two men have been charged with participating in a scheme that raked in big money by…
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